Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-04-01
REVIEW
FRIDAY, APRIL, |, 1887
C0MMUNTCiTIOS.
WASHINGTON, March 18th, 1854.

been the scene of almost constant and
brilliant official bospitalities since the
beginning of the season. It's mistress
(since the departure of her mother and
death Of her grandmother) has spent
most of the time at their country home,
to which the President drives after
the duties Of the day are over, return
ing in the morning
Mrs. Cleveland is remarkably ami
able woman, and she has constant need
of this attribute in her present posi-
Zion. Every day during the past win
ter she has received quantities of notes,
cards, letters, and everything else in
the shape of communication, and, as
young lady visiting at the White House
at that time remarked, she really tried
to answer them all Then people
would come to see her at all sorts of in
convenient hours and she would some
times ask the usher if they were old
or young. If they were old people
she woulll 90 down to see them no
matter when they came.
The President is now giving his at
tention to the selection of Interstate
Commerce Commissioners from among
the hundreds of names that have been
recommended to him. Much of the de
lay In announcing the appointments
is due to his desire to select the best
possible men for the positions, aud in
this he has been considerably restricted
by not being able to get the best quail
ified men to serve at the moderate sal
aries fixed by the law
The law provides that 1t shall go IN
to effect sixty days after it's passage
The time Will expire on the fourth OF
April, and as it is desirable that the
Commissioners should have some time
for organization and consultation be
fore that time, it is probable that the
appointments will be announced this
week. Nothing has been made known
at the White House as to who vii
constitute the Commission. but it is
the belief that Col Morrison, of Ill
Judge Cooley, of Michigan, and Col
Bragg, Of Albany, will be three Of Tho
men selected
Some of the most energetic ant
public spirited citizens of Washington
are discussing the feasibility of holding
a carnival hero at the conclusion o.
the National Drill in May, such az
annually takes place on Mardi Gra!
in New Orleans. Advocates of The
scheme urge that unless the carniva
be pushed through now it will be i'm
possible to hold one for four years
The presidential campaign and tho in
anguration ceremonies will furnisl
displays and draw upon private purse
strings sufficiently for the next twC
years, and the third year will witres
the grand Knights TemPlar conclave
1t is estimated that any cre6itabl
carnival viii necessitate an outlay o
$4,000, and in order to save expense
it sproposed to buy or hire the cos
tunes and cars of the New Orlean
Knights of Momus and Proteus
Capt. Eads, who was one of tn
best known men in America, has beel
especially well known in Washington
for some years past the Eads 'Jett
system" which figured before Consres
for 50 many years, attracted more at
.tention than any other private OF COZ
porate business before that body il
the last decade and half
1t is said at the Mexican Legation
here that the death Of Capt. Fad
will not interfere with the status o
the concession made to him by tn
Mexican Government for ship raj
way ACROSS the Peninsula of Tehuante
pee. The concession included bot
Capt Eads and his associates in tn
enterprise, and remains in force for
period of ninety-nine years. Of cours
his death causes some speculation a
to the probable fate of the scheme, a
it may be very difficult to find som
one equally we'll qualified TO carry on
the project.
Mr.. Connery, who has just been ap
pointed to the Mexican mission, ha
lot declined the honor, as was reported
but has accepted that position. TIL
rumor about his refusal originated il
yhe dissatisfaction of his friends, VIII
are averse to hls going there on wha
they consider such inadequate CON
pensaticn. He, himself, insists tina
American Diplomatists Should be bel
ter paid. Said he, "tho pay of thes
positions IS just about enough to pro
vide decent house rent. | expect t
be bankfupted before Ireturn "But,
continued he Qaughins) "money i
not everything in this wcrl |, yo
know -